MY BEAUTIFUL LIFE!!!

MY INTRO

ALOHA AND WELCOME TO MY PERSONAL BLOG!!! I THOUGHT WHY NOT SHARE MY PERSONAL GAINS & STRUGGLES THAT LIFE PUTS OUT TO EACH AND ONE OF US. I FEEL THAT THROUGH THE GIFT OF "GIVING & SHARING", THERE IS NO WAY BETTER THAN START THIS BLOG WHICH IS ALL ABOUT ME, MY OHANA (FAMILY), HOALOHA (FRIENDS), AND EVEN ENEMIES WHICH ARE THE VERY ONES I NEED TO LOVE AND ACCEPT.

I'LL SAY THIS STRAIGHT UP, I DON'T HOLD BACK MY FEELINGS FOR ANYONE AND IT'LL COME OUT OF MY MOUTH ON HOW I FEEL ABOUT YOU AND OTHERS. I DON'T GO BEHIND ANYONE'S BACK AND START RUMOURS WITH HOPES THAT IT WILL CIRCLE AROUND AND FINALLY HIT ITS TARGET. WHY TAKE THE LONG ROUTE WHEN I CAN GO STRAIGHT TO THE POINT. PERSONALLY, I THINK THAT IS THE "REAL" WAY OF LIVING LIFE, "BE REAL" AT ALL TIMES EVEN WHEN THE WORLD IS WATCHING.

ON THE OTHER NOTE, "I AM" THE MOST BEAUTIFUL PERSON IN THE WHOLE UNIVERSE FROM THE WAY "I SEE IT". I AM NOT SPEAKING FROM OTHER PEOPLE'S FEEDBACK OR "CONCEITEDNESS". "THIS IS" WHAT I CHOOSE TO SEE MYSELF EVERYDAY WHEN I WAKE UP FROM MY BED AND THANK "AKUA" (GOD) FOR GIVING ME ONE MORE DAY TO LIVE, REGARDLESS OF REGRETS FROM THE "YESTERDAYS" TO THE FEARS OF "TOMMOROWS".

IN MY EYES, LIVING A "BEAUTIFUL LIFE" CAN ONLY BE ATTAINED BY "CHOICE" AND IT REQUIRES "INTEGRITY", "HONESTY", "UNCONDITIONAL ACCEPTANCE", "FORGIVENESS" AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, "LOVE".

AFTER THAT YUMMY LATE DINNER... OFF TO BED I WENT AS SHIRLEY AND I HAVE A VERY LONG DAY AHEAD OF US!!!

I TREATED SHIRLEY TO AN EARLY MORNING "STARBUCKS" CARAMEL CRUNCH FRAP TO WAKE HER UP... AS FOR ME... I STILL DON'T CARE FOR COFFEE... LOL!!!

WATER WILL JUST FINE FOR ME.

YARD WORK FOR ME AT MY GRANDMA'S HOUSE!!!

MY LONG TIME NEIGHBOR... I CALL HIM MR. R SINCE I WAS A LITTLE BOY BACK IN THE 70'S. I ASKED TO BORROW HIS SHEARS TO GO CUT DOWN SOME SUGAR CANE STALKS. MR. R IS A TRADITIONAL JAPANESE MAN WITH MANY SKILLS... ONE OF THEM BEING A "METAL SHARPENER"... HE CAN SHARPEN ANYTHING... I THINK HE COMES FROM A LINEAGE OF SAMURAI WARRIORS FROM OLD FEUDAL JAPAN. PRETTY COOL IF YOU ASK ME... GLAD TO HAVE A MAN LIKE HIM IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD... LOL!!!

"DOMO ARIGATO" MR. R!!!

AFTER CUTTING DOWN SOME SUGAR CANE STALKS... YOU KNOW WHAT I DID NEXT... I ATE THE DAMN THING... ITS THE BEST SWEET THING TO EAT!!! 100% PURE CANE JUICE STRAIGHT FROM THE GROUND!!!

AFTER FINISHING UP THE YARD WORK... I THEN HEADED OVER TO THE MARKET TO GET A LEI FOR KAHEALANI AND OF COURSE... I HAD TO GRAB SOME PAPAYAS TOO!!!

I LOVE PAPAYAS!!!

WE THEN GOT READY TO GO TO SEE KAHEALANI'S "HO'OMAIKA'IKA'I HO'IKE AT THE KAMEHAMEHA SCHOOL CAMPUS ON O'AHU, HAWAI'I!!!

MY BEAUTIFUL GRANDMA... THE LOVE OF MY LIFE!!!

STILL CHEWING ON MY "SUGAR CANE" STALK... LOL!!!

INDEED IT WAS AN EMOTIONAL TRIP FOR KAHEALANI... SHE CRIED HARD AS SHE PARTED FROM HER NEW FRIENDS SHE'S MADE DURING HER ONE WEEK STAY.

MY TITA, LEHUANANI ALSO CAME FROM HILO, HAWAI'I TO SEE KAHEALANI'S HO'IKE!!!

WE CHATTED UP A STORM AND LAUGHED OUR ASSES OFF ON HIGH SCHOOL MEMORIES AND SOME OTHER STUFF I CAN'T SAY... LOL!!!

TITA MELINDA & BRADDAH SHON... IT WAS SO GOOD TO CATCH UP AND MEET UP WITH EACH OTHER!!! I SO NEEDED THIS LAUGHTERS AND TEAR JERKS MOMENTS TO LIFT MY SPIRIT UP DURING MY PERSONAL STRUGGLES THAT I'M GOING THROUGH... YOU FOLKS ARE THE BEST... THANK GOD FOR THE BOTH OF YOU!!!

ALOHA A HUI HOU!!!

ALSO LATER ON IN THE EVENING WE ARE GOING TO CELEBRATE MY AUNTY FRAN'S BIRTHDAY AT GRANDMA'S HOUSE... WHICH MEANS...

MOVING THE CAR OUT OF THE GARAGE...

TO MAKE ROOM FOR ANOTHER LONG TABLE FOR PEOPLE AND FOODS TO BE SET ON...

GLAD IT WAS CHEAT DAY FOR ME... LOL!!!

MY COUSIN SHANNON MADE SOME KILLAH DISHES!!!

ESPECIALLY HIS FURUKAKE RICE... AS YOU CAN SEE KAHEALANI WAS INHALING THIS DOWN LIKE IT WAS GOING OUT OF STYLE... LOL!!!

I GOING COPY THE SAME RECIPE EXCEPT I GOING USE "BROWN RICE"... CHEEE-OOOHHH!!!

WE LAUGHED UP A STORM AND UPDATED HER WITH ALL OF THE BETHEL, ALASKA NEWS AND GOSSIPS... LOL!!!

WHILE I'M LISTENING AND TALKING... I GOTTA SAY THAT ELIZABETH IS PRETTY MUCH "KAMAAINA"... HER PIDGIN AND IS ALREADY KICKING IN AND SHE'S ADAPTED VERY WELL AND I VERY HAPPY FOR HER AND HER OHANA.

BEAUTIFUL GRANDMA EMMA AND BABY CHRYSTAL!!!

I ALMOST KIDNAPPED HER... LOL!!!

ANOTHER "AWWWESOME" GET TOGETHER WITH ELIZABETH, EMMA, AND CHRYSTAL!!! NO WORRIES ROB... I HOPE TO MEET YOU WHEN I VISIT AGAIN!!!

YOU ALL HAVE MY UNCONDITIONAL BLESSINGS FROM OUR OHANA!!!

PLEASE DO KEEP IN TOUCH!!!

THIRD STOP...

TERRENCE & LAURA ARE ALSO HIGH SCHOOL CLASSMATES OF MINES... WE'VE MET UP 4 YEARS AGO AFTER FINDING EACH OTHER ON "MY SPACE"... YOU READ CORRECTLY... "MY SPACE"... LOL!!!

TERRENCE WAS IN MY MECHANICAL DRAWING CLASS AND LAURA WAS FRIENDS WITH MY OTHER FRIENDS.

NOW LETS GO FURTHUR BACK TO 2006... I GET A MESSAGE FROM LAURA FROM "MY SPACE" AND WE'VE BEEN CHATTING FROM TIME TO TIME. NOW FAST FORWARD SEVERAL MORE YEARS AND ITS NOW 2010 AND THEN TERRENCE COMES INTO THE PICTURE AND I LATER FIND OUT THEY ARE A COUPLE

SO LETS GO BACK IN TIME... 4 YEARS AGO WHEN I FINALLY MEET THEM PLUS ANOTHER CLASSMATE OF MINES... SCOTT... LOL!!!

AGAIN... THESE PICS WERE TAKEN IN 2010...

SO NOW WE'VE FINALLY MET AND BEEN KEEPING IN TOUCH EVERY NOW AND THEN THROUGH "FACEBOOK"... ANOTHER MEETING IS TO HAPPEN...

WE ENDED OUR EVENING HERE AND SAID OUT GOODBYES UNTIL NEXT TIME IN THE VERY NEAR FUTURE!!!

TERRENCE & LAURA... THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR MAKING TIME TO MEET UP WITH US. I'M SO GLAD THAT YOU FINALLY MET MY DAUGHTER KAHEALANI... SHE'S ALL GROWN UP AND TOO BAD YOU MISSED OUT ON HER BABY YEARS... LOL!!! BUT WHAT;S MORE IMPORTANT IS YOU HAVE NOW UNTIL THE END AND WE BOTH LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING EACH OTHER MORE OFTEN AS I MAKE MY WAY BACK HOME WHEN GOD SAYS SO.

AGAIN... THANK YOU FOR THE WONDERFUL COMPANY, THE "ONOLICIOUS" FOODS AND DESSERTS... IT IS DEFINITELY A MEMORABLE ONE FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE AND KAHEALANI'S AS WELL.

ALOHA A HUI HOU!!!

AND WE FINALLY ENDED OUR BUSY SUNDAY FROM MORNING TO EVENING!!!

MY LAST DAY...

WE WENT TO GO PAY OUR RESPECTS TO OUR OHANA.

WE WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU FOREVER... UNKO SOL, AUNTY BECKY, AND COUSIN ALBERT.

RIGHT AFTER THAT WE HEADED OVER TO THE STORES TO GO DO MY SHOPPING... AND OF COURSE... IT'S TIME TO SHOP FOR SAKE!!!

SO I FOUND SOME NEW GOODIES AND I CAN'T WAIT TO TRY THEM THIS COMING WEEKEND AT A FRIEND'S BIRTHDAY PARTY!!!

RIGHT AFTER I GOT MY SHOPPING DONE... IT WAS TIME FOR OUT USUAL PEDICURE & MANICURE TREATMENT FOR ME AND KAHEALANI!!!

BUT THIS TIME WE DID SOMETHING DIFFERENT AND SPECIAL. BECAUSE KAHEALANI IS NOW ACCEPTED AT KAMEHAMEHA SCHOOL, PART OF THE DRESS CODES IS NO MAKE UP ALLOWED AND ONE OF THEM IS COLORED FINGERNAIL POLISH. SO KAHEALANI ASKED ME TO HAVE MY NAIL COLORED JUST FOR HER SINCE SHE CAN'T. I SAID I'LL ONLY DO IT "ONCE"... AND SHE AGREED AND THEN SHE PICKED THE COLORS.

ENJOY AND LAUGH AWAY!!!

THE END RESULTS... LOL!!!

AND NOW ITS FINALLY TIME FOR ME TO RETURN BACK TO BETHEL, ALASKA.

ITS ALWAYS HARD FOR ME TO LEAVE MY LOVED ONES... ESPECIALLY KNOWING THAT THEY ARE GETTING OLDER AND SO AM I... LOL!!!

BUT EVERY TRIP HOME ALWAYS HELPS ME GROW AND APPRECIATE "MY BEAUTIFUL LIFE".

YOU ALL HAVE PLAYED A BIG PART IN "MY BEAUTIFUL LIFE" AND I WOULD NOT BE WHERE I AM AT IF IT WASN'T FOR ALL OF YOU. YOU ALL PLAY A MAJOR ROLE IN MY LIFE... AND FOR THAT... I AM FOREVER GRATEFUL AND YOU ALWAYS HAVE MY "LOYALTY" AS IT HAS BEEN GIVEN BACK TO ME TOO.

I LOVE YOU AND MISS ALL OF YOU!!!

ALOHA A HUI HOU!!!

ARRIVED IN ANCHORAGE, ALASKA... SAD BUT HAPPY TO KNOW I'LL BE HANGING WITH MY BROTHER TWITCHELL FOR THE DAY.